Resume · Nitya Bardhan

SUMMARY

Product Designer with 4+ years of experience owning 0-to-1 AI-native SaaS and e-commerce experiences, simplifying complex workflows from discovery through high-fidelity design.

EXPERIENCE

Led 0-to-1 product design for AI-native leasing workflows, connecting conversations, prospect context, and agent tasks across the prospect-to-resident journey.
Partnered with founders, PMs, and engineers to shape MVP scope, co-author requirements, and turn ambiguous needs into clear flows and high-fidelity designs.
Designed AI-human collaboration patterns for task prioritization, handoffs, conversation states, and timely leasing follow-ups.
Contributed reusable UI components and interaction patterns; collaborated with engineers on implementation details, edge cases, and design QA.
Applied Claude to requirements analysis, UX writing, design exploration, and workflow documentation to speed up iteration.

Owned 0-to-1 product design as the founding and sole designer for a B2B immersive-commerce platform, from information architecture and core workflows to interactive prototypes and developer-ready UI.
Collaborated with the CEO, product manager, and engineers to translate changing requirements into guided store-setup, product-management, and virtual-shopping experiences.
Developed reusable UI foundations and also contributed to company website, visual identity, and presentation assets.

Redesigned a Shopify storefront with clearer navigation, product discovery, and information architecture, supported by responsive UX and visual design.
Conducted competitive analysis, developed brand guidelines, and collaborated within Shopify implementation constraints.

Led design across 20+ web and mobile initiatives, partnering with stakeholders from discovery through delivery.
Managed and mentored a team of 10 designers through critiques, workshops, hiring, onboarding, and quality reviews.